Bartho Smit, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Bartho Smit

South African writer

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1924

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1986

Profession: poet

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Bartho Smit (15 July 1924 – 31 December 1986) was a South African writer, poet, dramatist and director.
He was a member of the Sestigers, a group of influential Afrikaans writers of the 1960s.
He wrote Moeder Hanna ("Mother Hanna") in 1959, which was an acclaimed drama about the Second Boer War.
In 1962, he wrote the play Putsonderwater ("Well Without Water"), but it could not be performed in South Africa because of its overly political message.